S.B. No. 271
AN ACT
relating to state agency and local government security incident
procedures.
BE IT ENACTED BY THE LEGISLATURE OF THE STATE OF TEXAS:
SECTION 1. Section 2054.1125, Government Code, is
transferred to Subchapter R, Chapter 2054, Government Code,
redesignated as Section 2054.603, Government Code, and amended to
read as follows:
Sec. 2054.603 [2054.1125]. SECURITY INCIDENT [BREACH]
NOTIFICATION BY STATE AGENCY OR LOCAL GOVERNMENT. (a) In this
section:
(1) "Security incident" means:
(A) a breach or suspected breach ["Breach] of
system security as defined [security" has the meaning assigned] by
Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code; and
(B) the introduction of ransomware, as defined by
Section 33.023, Penal Code, into a computer, computer network, or
computer system.
(2) "Sensitive personal information" has the meaning
assigned by Section 521.002, Business & Commerce Code.
(b) A state agency or local government that owns, licenses,
or maintains computerized data that includes sensitive personal
information, confidential information, or information the
disclosure of which is regulated by law shall, in the event of a
security incident [breach or suspected breach of system security or
an unauthorized exposure of that information]:
(1) comply with the notification requirements of
Section 521.053, Business & Commerce Code, to the same extent as a
person who conducts business in this state; [and]
(2) not later than 48 hours after the discovery of the
security incident [breach, suspected breach, or unauthorized
exposure], notify:
(A) the department, including the chief
information security officer; or
(B) if the security incident [breach, suspected
breach, or unauthorized exposure] involves election data, the
secretary of state; and
(3) comply with all department rules relating to
reporting security incidents as required by this section.
(c) Not later than the 10th business day after the date of
the eradication, closure, and recovery from a security incident
[breach, suspected breach, or unauthorized exposure], a state
agency or local government shall notify the department, including
the chief information security officer, of the details of the
security incident [event] and include in the notification an
analysis of the cause of the security incident [event].
(d) This section does not apply to a security incident that
a local government is required to report to an independent
organization certified by the Public Utility Commission of Texas
under Section 39.151, Utilities Code.
SECTION 2. This Act takes effect September 1, 2023.
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President of the Senate Speaker of the House
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 271 passed the Senate on
March 21, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 31, Nays 0.
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Secretary of the Senate
I hereby certify that S.B. No. 271 passed the House on
May 6, 2023, by the following vote: Yeas 134, Nays 2, one present
not voting.
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Chief Clerk of the House
Approved:
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Date
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Governor